Simpsonville man charged with taking 3.5 carat ring

Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9:34 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9:34 p.m.

A Greenville County man was arrested on several charges after a jeweler told officers a man wearing a woman's wig took a 3.5 carat ring from his store at WestGate Mall Tuesday.

Kirby Jones, 27, of 6 Hidden Palm Court, Simpsonville, was charged with reckless driving, failure to stop for a blue light, no tag and grand larceny more than $10,000, according to online jail records.

An incident report states that officers responded to Queens Jewelers at the mall about 2:30 p.m. and spoke to an employee, who said a man wearing a black and red ladies wig, pink T-shirt and tight jeans asked to try on the ring. The employee said he noticed the man's hands were shaking as he put on the ring, so the employee because suspicious and asked for the ring back, the report states. The man then ran from the store still wearing the ring. The employee ran after him through the mall, yellling for him to just drop the ring but the man would not drop it, according to the report.

The employee said the man got into an older-model Oldsmobile, which Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies stopped on Interstate 85, the report states. Officers did not find the ring, but noted that Jones was wearing the same clothing and wig described by the jewelry store employee, according to the report.

Jones remained at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility Wednesday on a $15,682 bond.

<p>A Greenville County man was arrested on several charges after a jeweler told officers a man wearing a woman's wig took a 3.5 carat ring from his store at WestGate Mall Tuesday.</p><p>Kirby Jones, 27, of 6 Hidden Palm Court, Simpsonville, was charged with reckless driving, failure to stop for a blue light, no tag and grand larceny more than $10,000, according to online jail records.</p><p>An incident report states that officers responded to Queens Jewelers at the mall about 2:30 p.m. and spoke to an employee, who said a man wearing a black and red ladies wig, pink T-shirt and tight jeans asked to try on the ring. The employee said he noticed the man's hands were shaking as he put on the ring, so the employee because suspicious and asked for the ring back, the report states. The man then ran from the store still wearing the ring. The employee ran after him through the mall, yellling for him to just drop the ring but the man would not drop it, according to the report.</p><p>The employee said the man got into an older-model Oldsmobile, which Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies stopped on Interstate 85, the report states. Officers did not find the ring, but noted that Jones was wearing the same clothing and wig described by the jewelry store employee, according to the report.</p><p>Jones remained at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility Wednesday on a $15,682 bond.</p>